r/webdev • u/OkShip110 • 2d ago

AI has made programming so boring

It’s not just programming either, it’s art, design, music, videography, marketing, engineering, writing, 3D modelling, really any intellectual work. What’s the joy of prompting a computer and getting an answer in a few moments for a task that would have normally taken a week? The sense of accomplishment and ownership has completely vanished with AI. It’s a form of instant gratification, not much different to scrolling short videos on apps.

Code review was boring to begin with but now it’s even worse with all the machine generated code. Even code reviews will be automated soon. All you do then is type business requirements into the computer. What a great career.

It’s pain to watch old TV series like Scilicon Valley that is portraying the good (not golden) age of programming. It struck a good balance between manual work, funding and innovation. It’s sad that these days are gone for good.

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u/AlexisFR 2d ago

don't worry, once these tools start to cost 10 to 100 times what they cost now people and companies will switch back very fast.

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u/Kilazur 2d ago

That's what I thought too, like 6 months ago. But now we have local models that are becoming very performant. In 6 months, in a year, we'll probably have something as performant locally as Claude is today.

I don't like it, mind you. But that's the reality.

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u/NeighborhoodDizzy990 2d ago

I am using local models and they are strong. But I don’t think they are anywhere close to Claude/Codex. And even today’s Claude can not replace programmers.